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If you like life hard, try Scotland
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STEVE HOBBS' CONCERN about the WorkingTime Directive (CM 2 December 2004) made me laugh. If he's so happy working long hours he should look to working in Scotland as there are loads ofjobs up here for him.
I will give him as much information as my 30 years' experience has seen.First,there is no limit to the hours you can work. Don't worry about the WTD; they've already found away around that as they did with speed limiters and tachos.
As far as I am aware VOSA isn't going to monitor the WTD.After all it doesn't seem to monitor tachos or speed limiters in Scotland at present.You may get the odd pull but that is rare and most of them do not know what they are looking for, or so it seems by the number of trucks running with speed limiters disconnected. Mr Hobbs could get a job driving a fridge. You can work 24/7 as the cold stores very rarely close and you do your own thing with your tacho.
General haulage is a good job to for the people wanting to work all the hours God sends.You work locally all day and then go distance at the end of the shift.Who needs tachos?
Finally, there are the elite tipper operators who get a choice of salary and a choice of work, which usually means 24/7 plus a tonnage bonus.
I hope this is of some help to Mr Hobbs; he seems to fit the bill for some of these jobs working long hours for big money. Personally,! prefer fewer hours and more money. Let's hope the WTD will sort out the job once and for all.
Mr Smith Address supplied